Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HURDLERS, by HENRY DE MONTHERLANT Poet's Biography First Line: They near the hurdle full speed Last Line: Dying beyond the line. Subject(s): Athletes; Legs | ||||||||
They near the hurdle full speed, They clear it in their stride. They do not leap; they elide; It fits the leg's need. Keep the legs flexed! Three paces to the next. The foreleg stiff on the take. The body seems just to graze. The rear leg lifts in the wake, Heedless essays The futile height. Perfect gentleness! Delight Of seeing how leisurely they proceed At the height of their speed! They pass! That finish is fine! Tape snaps across a breast. The surge flows to rest, Dying beyond the line. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FAITHLESS NELLY GRAY; A PATHETIC BALLAD by THOMAS HOOD EPITAPH ON TOMBSTONE ERECTED OVER MARQUIS OF ANGLESEA'S LEG by GEORGE CANNING MISS KILMANSEGG AND HER PRECIOUS LEG: HER FAME by THOMAS HOOD ENEMIES OF ENORMITY by DAVID RIVARD RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME by JAMES TATE THE LEGLESS MAN by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE POEM IN WHICH MY LEGS ARE ACCEPTED by KATHLEEN FRASER RISING FROM A CRAMPED POSITION by JAMES HARRISON TO A MAIDEN; WINNER IN THE THOUSAND-METER RACE by HENRY DE MONTHERLANT SONNET TO HIS FRIEND R.L. IN PRAISE OF MUSIQUE AND POETRIE by RICHARD BARNFIELD |
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